Let’s take a look at some of the players on the Manchester United side who have performed exceptionally poorly against “The Magpies”.
Wout Weghorst
It is not difficult to see, the Dutch striker is the name most strongly criticized after the defeat of Manchester United. Understandably, because he was the worst player on St. James’ Park last night.
In more than 60 minutes of participation, Weghorst had only 10 touches of the ball and launched 4 accurate passes, less than what Anthony Martial did in the last 30 minutes of the game (16 touches, 10 accurate passes. ). It is worth mentioning that Weghorst’s only shot in this match sent the ball off target, and he also failed in the whole situation of hand-to-hand disputes and air combat against Newcastle’s players.
If we continue to maintain a bad form, it can be affirmed that Weghorst will not be considered by Man Utd to buy permanently after the loan contract between the two sides expires.
Marcus Rashford
Not only Weghorst but the entire attack of Man Utd had a poor performance day. Even Rashford – a player who is booming strongly this season, is no longer himself.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that the English striker was completely ‘invisible’ on the field, without any impact on the game. Data from Sofascore show that Rashford could not even launch a single shot toward Newcastle’s goal, and he could not create opportunities for teammates to score and both attempts to dribble past. The striker’s men all failed.
Rashford’s performance earned a score of 6.1 from Sofascore, lower than any other player on both teams.
Bruno Fernandes
With 2 passes creating opportunities for teammates, it can be said that Bruno has fulfilled his creative task. However, considering the overall performance, the Portuguese star had a disappointing day with a series of wrong passes, many unnecessary dangerous passing situations, and one pass. of which directly led to scoring opportunities for Newcastle.
It should be known that Bruno has 16 times made Man Utd lose control of the ball in this match, a statistic that is too bad in the context that Newcastle has overwhelmed the Red Devils in terms of the game.
Marcel Sabitzer
There was a lot of criticism directed at Scott McTominay after this match, but in reality, the ‘mad dog’ partner in the midfield had an equally disappointing day.
Playing quite low in the midfield, it can be said that Sabitzer did not fulfill his defensive duties and constantly let the Newcastle players organize the attack. Similar to McTominay, Sabitzer also failed to make an impact on the game but he did have four dribbles by the opponent – more than any other player on the field.
Need to know, Sabitzer is scored by Sofascore 6.2 points in this match, only better than Rashford.
Ten Hag needs to stop ‘bias’ Weghorst
Manchester United, according to Jamie Redknapp, need to bolster their assault right now with a more competent center striker than Wout Weghorst. Simultaneously, the former Tottenham Hotspur captain slammed Bruno Fernandes’ performance against Newcastle last night:
“Performances like that throughout the season, and what we’ve seen today demonstrates that Manchester United are short on players; they need more players.”
“I don’t want to bring up the number nine, but Weghorst is a nightmare. He’s not up to the task. If Manchester United want to contend for trophies, they must recruit a quality striker. For a long time, they’ve needed someone to stand by Rashford’s side.”
“You have to remember that they didn’t have Casemiro and Christian Eriksen in midfield today.”
“Right now, you’re not frightened to confront Sabitzer or McTominay. You also know that when things are going well, Bruno Fernandes is great. When the day is awful, he raises his hands in the air. This is insufficient and does not serve as a decent role model.”
